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General words for meals or food

food

noun

the things that people or animals eat

meal

noun

the food that you serve or eat at one time

cooking

noun

food cooked in a particular way

nutrition

noun

food considered as something that keeps you healthy

nourishment

noun

food or the substances in food that are necessary for life, growth, and health

sustenance

noun

food and drink

groceries

noun

food and other goods for the home that you buy regularly

fare

noun

the type of food that is available, especially in a restaurant or café

speciality

noun

a food or drink that a person, a restaurant, or a region is well known for and that you cannot always get in other places

food

noun

a particular type of food

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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